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Hmm..... but are you able to pull off a painless death? Basically if you die, the "you" as you know it ceases to exist. From your point of view, you will always get your wish no matter what in the end. Probably shouldn't worry about reincarnation, because you totally become someone else. You eventually get dealt with a better hand of cards.

It is politics, I predict a TACO.

You're entirely right, debt is actually money in a way. It's just that the inflation going on the past few years is just crazy!

With the current level of AI technology, I believe that the highest level that AI can perform is limited by the highest level a human can perform. This is because AI can only mimic human behavior and study what humans have already published. AI cannot really invent anything next level by itself if you understand how chatGPT and related AI works. So AI is basically only a machine that can do a higher level of basic stuff faster, its like a computer using a computer for the human. So in the end AI will only replace current levels of mastery that it can learn, while assisting the human to push towards higher levels of mastery.

I wrote so much and forgot to write the conclusion. The reason why there will be more inflation to come, is because of the debt. The US can't pay its debt without printing out more money from thin air. The other reason there will be inflation is because I believe Trump wants inflation. Inflation will increase asset prices skyhigh so that Trump can somehow sell those assets for a higher price onto the rich folks so he can repay the debt. So basically, there will be MORE FUCKING INFLATION for everyone!!!!!!! The entire world, not only the US, will feel its effects!!!

Just want to say you're doing good trying to figure out this by yourself, it will be a process and you shouldn't care what others think about your belief at the end of the day. However, let me provide you more of my own opinion and say that since WW2, the US has been increasing its currency value most of the time. The US does this because it can technically pay less for goods manufactured outside the US and allow its citizens to maintain a relatively rich lifestyle (compared to citizens of other countries). However this will eventually lead to manufacturing jobs going to countries like China, Vietnam, India, and so forth, leaving more and more middle class citizens behind economically. This is why Trump is now devaluing the currency so that he can bring manufacturing jobs back. The tariffs are in place for the same reason, there are also other reasons why the US needs to rebuild its manufacturing strength but Trump's method is not going to work. Normally, the government would never devalue its currency. The economic output of people will not increase due to policy changes, you can't really force that. Policies like tariffs would bankrupt businesses instead. Trump is probably the only guy who can devalue the currency, raise tariffs, and get his MAGA base cheering for him while the MAGA base won't be able to produce those imported goods while paying for most of the tariff cost! The debt, will never be repaid, or at least that is what I think. Even with the amount of money from the tariffs, the debt is still increasing at a faster rate with all the military expenses. Taxing the rich won't work either, the rich have too many ways to evade taxes. If you cut too much spending, the GDP might shrink too much that there will be a recession if not a depression. And no politician wants that on their plate.

Inflation the last few years was due to the US printing 40% of the current US dollar supply out of thin air during 2020 ~ 2021 to handle the covid damages to the economy. This also caused other countries to print a lot money because most of those countries (China, Japan, etc.) relied on exports, so they didn't want their money to be stronger than the dollar (dollar weakens when you print more based on nothing). Another factor was the ramping up of the trade war between China and the US, however this factor is not as significant as the money printing.

Not sure if you've mentioned this yet, could you let us know the name of your current company? It could be the next Google.

I don't see this trend occurring anytime soon unfortunately, just like green energy this stuff is very expensive. I think the current administrations around the world would rather go nuclear.

Unfortunately Ukraine will not give in, Ukraine's generals are all dead set on fighting the Russians to the end. Even if Zelensky agreed to cede the current occupied territory to Russia for a peace deal, Ukraine's generals would probably just kick Zelensky out via a coup, take over the country, and just keep fighting. So this is basically a huge tragedy going forward, with Europe continuing to fund Ukraine's war and eventually I believe sending their own troops in to the front lines. There is basically no end in sight, and the entire Europe/Russia economy will be dragged down. Trump will not honor his promise and leave Ukraine entirely. I think Trump is trying hard to get a better US-Russia relationship in order to pull Russia away from China.

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How the fuck would you know? Does Iran behave like a 4 year old to you? I think it is a great idea if Iran had nukes. Israel wouldn't attack its neighbors so recklessly and blatantly.

Yes, Trump wants to bring manufacturing back to the United States, the US has been seriously lacking in manufacturing capability since WWII. At the same time Trump also has to allow the US dollar to remain as the world reserve currency. I think the tariffs are mostly still a negotiating tactic, although they could be put in place to block competition as the US transitions itself. A lot of countries rely on exporting to the US, so they would likely work to invest more in the US, root out bad actors who are a part of IP theft, and not manipulate their currency against the US dollar. Just look at fucking Taiwan, TSMC bended over just like an LA escort. They even have to invest and save Intel right now. It is a very aggressive tactic, but who knows if it could work or not in the end. TSMC could still do what Terry Guo did in Wisconsin back in Trump's first term. This would be a huge shift in the world economic order if the tariffs were literally put in place, however the US is not really in a position like they were back in the days of the Bretton Woods agreement where the US saved the world from Japan and Germany. So making this amount of tariffs to hit the global economy for the US's own ends? I believe every country understands that Russian Asset Trump wants them to become the US's vassal. I personally wouldn't bet on that. Taiwan if pushed to the extreme could always abandon "democracy" and turn over to China.

Dollar cost average into the S&P500 or Nasdaq100 all the way down.

Wealth is not only determined by how large your bank account is, you could expand your social circle or find new hobbies and communities. You could also double down on your career and earn more money. Learn more skill sets and climb higher on the corporate ladder.

What about social life? You must have a lot of friends being a trainer. You can do some travelling, go to countries which interest you.

I wish we could have upvoting on this platform. This comment needs to have its upvote button smashed.

@Never_give_up Anyone who has went through what you've experienced would have lots of psychological issues. You being able to state your situation in a clear and objective manner is already a miracle in itself. I guess the current systems are so flawed that they are doing the opposite of their original goal. However are you capable of getting a job and making a living for yourself independently? You are in Greece which sounds like a highly developed economic country, how do you know if France would not be worse? I don't really know what to say. Never give up fighting for your freedom! There will be a way out.

How were you brought to the district attorney in the first place? Could you let us know what happened between you and your so-called abusers?

It feels like this is the natural way to grow. Thanks for this explanation, however this process is also too slow. I might go take lessons on meditation.

The opposite of survival mode is play mode. However it is so easy to be trapped in survival mode. Although survival mode is not really a bad thing, I do believe most people would like to be able to enter play mode whenever they want to. Just thinking about why we are stuck in survival mode most of the time. Perhaps it is because we believe there are somethings that we can't be happy without. Or maybe it is because we are in a state where we lack a lot of options, and we don't know how to change/position ourselves to gain access to those options. I've just been realizing that the path from survival mode to play mode is more counter-intuitive than I thought. With a survivalist mindset, gaining everything a person wants doesn't necessarily guarantee happiness or satisfaction. That person might just want more of the same things, try to replicate successes or maintain their lifestyle, inevitably re-entering survival mode. Play mode is more about being in the moment. I've been more able to enter play mode after I conciously told myself I didn't want to spend that much time swiping my phone, watching Youtube, or video gaming. I worked at my job harder without thinking about a raise, I exercised more, and I connected with people more. Previously I would only attend social events that had people I was interested in, however making myself attending random events and seeing all sorts of people seem to allow me to appreciate more types of people. Pushing myself to the extreme via work and excercise seems to force me into a higher frequency or vibration. I don't really know how to explain it, but the more time I spend sprinting 100 meters over and over again, I seem to find the stamina to stay in a high frequency state. These all kill my cravings and urges, which makes me feel better overall. Play mode is more like an ability, being happy with nothing.

This is a very interesting and probably very acurate way of describing it.

I think you can dollar cost average your savings into the S&P 500, or Nasdaq 100 if you want more risk/reward. Dollar cost averaging also prevents huge immediate losses in the low probability case of a bear market.

Chicago, I love the vibe there. However I'd have to be able to afford living there.

It's hard to understand your full situation, but my guess is that you're locked deep in defense mode. The trauma you're experienced throughout your youth has caused a lot of negative emotions to be trapped within you. Therefore under this climate, the only thing you want is to feel better. The therapy sessions that you take, they help you to not only understand your situation, but also to justify what happened to you. So what you're doing is that you're using the information that you've learned to fortify yourself while you try grasp and fully understand the pain of what actually happened to you. You're probably 100% resistant to any change right now, because you want to accept yourself as you are. However I think at your stage, that is not possible unfortunately. I have to say anyone in your position would feel exactly the same as you are feeling, and would have a very difficult time getting out of this ditch. Unless you somehow become a sage, no one would be able to 100% accept being in your position. So the sad thing is you have to build foundations for change and get of your hellhole. The reason you still feel bad is precisely because you don't like where you are. Good news is you're very young. You're only 26. Your instinct resists change because you've already put in a lot of effort, but your results are limited. You don't want to suffer anymore from the feeling of being unworthy. However this is probably the problem, what does unworthy even mean, why are you unworthy if you can't meet specific requirements right now? If you get the truly successful people and ask them if they're successful, they'll just tell you how much of a failure they are, how much failures they've experienced in they life. Success is basically only the process of getting back up on your feet when you've been beat down. You need to change your mindset while you plan methods step by step to improve your work ethic, your social skills, your dating life, etc. Give yourself 5 years to change, the world is not over when your twenties are over, your world will only have begun by then. Most people's lives start in their forties!